If a star can convert all the He nuclei completely into oxygen nuclei, the energy released per oxygen nuclei is ( Mass of the nucleus is 4 . 0026 a m u and mass of oxygen nucleus is 15 . 9994 a m u )

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If a star can convert all the He nuclei completely into oxygen nuclei, the energy released per oxygen nuclei is ( Mass of the nucleus is 4 . 0026 a m u and mass of oxygen nucleus is 15 . 9994 a m u ), 7 . 6 MeV, 56 . 12 MeV, 10 . 24 MeV, 23 . 9 MeV

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4 ( 2 H e 4 ) = 8 O 16 Mass defect, ∆ m = { 4 ( 4.0026 ) - 15.9994 } a m u = 0.01 l a m u ∴ Energy released per oxygen nuclei = ( 0.011 ) ( 931.48 ) M e V = 10.24 M e V

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